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Dorothy Inman is a Louisville transplant from St. Louis, MO. She spent 8 years in the corporate world and is now a stay at home mom. She is currently pursuing a career in writing and also co-leads the "Create" Art team at her church. Join her in her musings about writing, art, religion and this thing we call life.

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In less than two weeks I will have been a stay at home mom for 12 months. I quit my job so that I could raise my sweet baby girl (who is still sweet, but not so much of a baby anymore) and begin my journey of trying to get noticed in the publishing world. However, I have learned that life doesn’t exactly always go the way that you have planned. This is something I had an idea of before, but having a child will definitely make it real to you. My experience in the corporate world wasn’t always predictable, but there were a few things that I could always (for the most part) count on: a paycheck, a lunch break and a yearly review. Not so much with motherhood.

It all started with a positive pregnancy test after 2 ½ years of trying. It was a week before we were supposed start adoption classes. My pregnancy was anything but ordinary due to a chronic, painful medical condition called interstitial cystitis. The pregnancy part ended with having a c-section because Alexandria was bree…

There is a letter my third grade teacher, Mrs. Westbrook, gave me on February 16, 1990 that is hanging on my refrigerator. It reads, "I really think you might grow up to be an author. I'm so glad you like to write creative stories! You do a great job!" I leave it there to encourage myself that at one time there was someone out there who saw potential in a 9 year old little girl to be a writer. This life has taken me on some pretty bumpy rides, but if there has been one thing that has been constant, it is my writing. It started with a drawer full of notebooks with unfinished novels in my elementary and teen years. I am hope it ends with a published novel. I started this blog to share my writing with you, but also to share my hopes, dreams, trials and victories.